CA1321044C - Firefighter's trousers capable of receiving a booted foot - Google Patents
Firefighter's trousers capable of receiving a booted footInfo
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Abstract
Docket 4414 Abstract of The Disclosure Firefighter's trousers which can be donned by a firefighter wearing boots or the like. The trou-sers have a pair of leg portions. Each of the leg portions has sections which are separated before the trousers are donned. Then after the trousers are donned the sections are attached together around the boots and legs of the firefighter.
Description
~32:1044 Docket 4~14 FIREFIGHTER'S TROUSERS CAPABLE OF RECEIVING
A BOOTED FOOT
Background of The Invention In the past firefighters have used step-in firefighting boots. ~hese step-in boots have been stored with the firefighter's trousers which were pushed down 5 around the boots. When a firefighter received an alarm, the firefighter removed shoes which were worn at the fire station. Then, in stocking covered feet, the fire-fighter stepped into the trousers and into step-in type boots. Then the trousers were pulled up to the waist 10 and fastened around the waist.
This was a very efficient and quick way to don firefighter's boots and trousers. ~owever, step-in boots offer little ankle support. They have to be flexible and roomy in the ankle area to permit easy step-15 in action. Fire departments were soon observing an un-acceptable frequency of ankle injuries which occurred during firefighting. As a result, non-step-in lace-up type ankle support firefighter boots were introduced.
Firefighters began to wear the ankle support 20 lace-up type of boots in the fire station so that they would be ready to respond when a fire alarm occurred.
Firefighter's concurrently also were required to respond in firefighting coats and trousers, as a result Docket 4414 ~3210~
of new firefighting regu]ations. Previously, some fire-fighters used coats alone with conventional trousers.
Fire departments wearing the ankle support boots found they could not get their booted foot effectively into 5 the trousers legs of firefighting trousers.
A firefighter wearing lace-up boots would take too much time to don the boots after an alarm, due to the fact that the ankle support lace-up boots required unlacing and removal before donning trousers and then 10 required donning and lacing the boots. Fire departments are judged on the rate of response to an alarm. So rate of response is a very critical consideration. Therefore, a choice had to be made between non-ankle support slip-on boots (which permit too many injuries) or an excessive 15 response time (removal of ankle support boots and putting on the trousers and then replacing the boots).
As a solution to the problem, wide trouser legs were considered. However, it was not practical to merely widen the leg portion of firefighter trousers 20 in order to permit freedom of access of a booted foot.
A wide trouser leg would interfere with natural walking and crawling movements of a firefighter. Such wide trou-ser legs would therefore increase the stress occurring in a firefighter during firefighting activity. It is 25 known that stress is the major cause of death and injury of firefighters and attempts must be made to reduce stress in a firefighter.
Additionally, any solution to the problem must provide a fail-safe mechanism in the garments. A fail 30 safe mechanism is one which provides adequate protection of a firefighter even though the firefighter may not have the opportunity or time available to completely finish donning the firefighter's garments prior to fire-fighting.
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Therefore, the problem solved in this invention is the creation oE trousers which allow easy donning even by a firefighter who wears boots, and yet the trousers are not unnecessarily bulky, heavy or restric-5 tive of movement.
Therefore, three problems are solved in thisinvention. Firefighter's trousers are provided which can be donned while the firefighter is wearing boots.
There is ease of access into the trousers while also 10 the trousers are free from bulkiness. Furthermore, trousers of this invention are a portion of a system in which adequate protection of the firefighter is main-tained and preserved even though the firefighter does not have the time or opportunity to operate all of the 15 fastener or closure elements in the garments prior to firefighting.
It is an object of this invention to provide trousers for a firefighter which can be easily and readi-ly donned while the firefighter is wearing boots. Thus, 20 the firefighter does not need to remove boots which are being worn in the fire station. Thus, a firefighter can easily and quickly don the trousers and be prepared for firefighting.
Other Gbjects and advantages of the firefighter's 25 garment of this invention reside in the construction of parts, the combination thereof, the method of pro-duction and the mode of use, as will become more apparent from the following description.
Summary of The Invention Firefighter's trousers of this invention include a torso portion and leg portions. Each of these portions includes an outer shell and an inner layer or inner liner of material. In this invention the lower part of the outer shell of each leg portion is separated into two 35 sections to form an elongate opening along most of the ~ocket 4414 _4_ l 32 1 04~
lel1gth of the leg portion. The elongate opening starts at the extreme lower end o~ the leg portion and extends upwardly along a major part of the length of the leg portion. Means are provided for easily and readily 5 attaching the two sections together and for releasing the two sections. A slide fastener or some other suitable closure means is employed to attach together the two sections of each leg portion.
Thus, when the two sections of the leg portions 10 are separated, a booted foot can move easily into each leg portion of the trousers. After the booted foot moves through the leg portion and the trousers are donned, the two sections of each leg por-tion are attached together around the boot and around the lower part of the leg 15 of the firefighter. The inner layer or inner liner in each leg portion is tubular and of a dimension to readily receive the booted foot. The inner liner is very flexi-ble and assumes a multiplicity of small folds when the two sections of the outer shell are attached together 20 around the boot. This donning operation can be easily and readily performed. Thus, the firefighter can quickly prepare for firefighting.
Brief Description of The Views of The Drawings FIG. 1 is a rear elevational view, with parts 25 broken away and shown in section, illustrating firefighter's trousers made according to this invention. In this view the sections of the leg portions of the trousers are detached one from the other, and the trousers are in condition for donning.
FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view, with parts broken away and shown in section, illustrating the leg portions of the trousers after the sections of the leg portions are attached together.
FIG. 3 is an elevational view taken substan-35 tially on line 3-3 of FIG. 1.
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FIG. 4 is an elevational view taken substan-tially on line 4-4 of FIG. 2.
FIG. 5 is an elevational view showing the inner liner part o~ a trouser leg portion.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on line 6-6 of FIG. 3.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on line 7-7 of FIG. 4~
FIG. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view illus-10 trating donning of firefighter's trousers made according to the invention. In this view sections of the leg portions are detached one from the other.
FI~. 9 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the firefighter's trousers of FIG. 8 in a donned condition 15 with the sections of the leg portions attached together.
FIG. 10 is a front view of the firefighter's trousers of FIGS. 8 and 9.
FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 11-l l of FIG. 10. In this view the sections 20 of the leg portions are detached one from the other.
FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 12-12 of FIG. 10 similar to FIG. 11, but showing the sections of the leg portions in an attached condition.
FIG. 13 is an enlarged sectional view taken 25substantially on line 13-13 of FIG. 11.
FIG. 14 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on line 14-14 of FIG. 12.
Detailed Description of The Invention FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate firefighter's trousers 3010 which are constructed in accordance with this invention.
The trousers 10 have an outer shell 12 and an inner liner 13. The trousers 10 have a torso portion 14 and leg portions 18. The outer shell 12 of each of the leg portions 18 has a part 20 and a part 24, as shown in 35 FIGS. 3 and 6. The parts 20 and 24 extend upwardly and Docket 4414 ~321~44 downwardly along the leg portions 18. The parts 20 and 24 are provided with a closure element, herein shown as a slide fastener 30 which is attached to the parts 20 and 24. Also, attached to the parts 20 and 24 and 5 extending therebetween is a flexible flap 34.
The trousers 10 are adapted to be donned while the firefighter is wearing boots or the like, such as a boot 40 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Therefore, the fire-fighter is not required to remove the boots 40 before 10 donning the trousers 10.
The inner liner 13 within each trouser leg portion 18 has a lower region 13a which is tubular and which is relatively thin and very flexible, as illus-trated in FIG. 5. Due to the fact that the lower region 15 13a of each leg portion 18 covers a part of the boot 40, the lower region 13a may have lesser insulation qualities than other parts of the inner liner 13.
When the parts 20 and 24 of the trouser leg portions 18 are separated, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 20 and 6, the trousers 10 are easily donned by a firefighter wearing boots 40. After the legs of the firefighter with boots 40 are moved into the trouser leg portions 18, the slide fastener 30 is operated to attach together the parts 20 and 24 of the leg portions 18 of the outer 25 shell 12, as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 7. As shown, the lower region 13a of the inner liner 13 in the leg portions 18 is very flexible. Therefore, the lower region 13a assumes a multiplicity of small folds and is readily enclosed within the outer shell 12 as the parts 20 and 30 24 of the outer shell 12 are attached together by the slide fastener 30, as illustrated in FIG. 7.
Thus, a firefighter can quickly and easily don the trousers 10, and then, by means of the slide fastener 30, the lower parts 20 and 24 are attached to-35 gether around the boots 40 and legs of the firefighter.
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Docket 4414 Due to the fact that the lower parts of the leg portions 18 have both the inner liner 13 and the outer shell 12, the lower parts of the legs of a fire-fighter wearing the trousers 10 are protected, even though 5 the firefighter may not have the opportunity to operate the slide fastener 30 to attach the parts 20 and 24 together. Also, when the firefighter is in a cleaning operation or the like and is not fighting a fire, the parts 20 and 24 may be separated, and effective venti-10 lation of the firefighter's legs is possible.
FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 illustrate firefighter'strousers 110 which are constructed in accordance with this invention. The trousers 110 have an outer shell 112 and an inner liner 113. The trousers 110 have a 15 torso portion 114 and leg portions 118. The outer shell 112 of each of the leg portions 118 has a part 120 and a part 124. The parts 120 and 124 extend upwardly and downwardly along substantially the entire length of the leg portions 118. The parts 120 and 124 are provided 20 with a closure element, herein shown as a slide fastener 130 which is attached to the parts 120 and 124. Also, attached to the parts 120 and 124 and extending there-between is a flexible flap 134.
The trousers 110 are adapted to be donned while 25 the firefighter is wearing boots or the like, such as boots 140 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. Therefore, the fire-fighter is not required to remove the boots 140 before donning the trousers 110.
When the parts 120 and 124 of the trouser leg 30 portions 118 are separated, as illustrated in FIGS. 8, 10, 11 and 13, the trousers 110 are easily donned by a firefighter wearing the boots 140. After the legs of the firefighter with the boGts 140 are moved into the trouser leg portions 118, the slide fastener 130 35 is operated to attach together the parts 120 and 124 of the leg portions 118 of the outer shell 112, as illus-trated in FIGS. 9, 12 and 14. As shown, the inner liner Docket 4414 -8- 3 ~21Q~
113 in the leg portions 118 is very flexible. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the inner liner 113 assumes small folds and is readily enclosed within the outer liner 112 as the parts 120 and 124 of the outer shell 5 112 are attached together by the slide fastener 130.
Thus, a firefighter can quickly and easily don the firefighter's trousers 110, while wearing the boots 140, and then, by means of the slide fastener 130, the lower parts 120 and 124 of the leg portions 118 of 10 the outer shell 112 are attached together around the boots 140 and the legs of the firefigher.
Due to the fact that the lower parts of the leg portions 118 have both the inner liner 113 and the outer shell 112, the lower parts of the legs of the fire-15 fighter wearing the trousers 110 are protected, eventhough the firefighter may not have the opportunity to operate the slide fastener 130 to attach the parts 120 and 124 together. Also, when the firefighter is in a cleaning operation or the like and is not fighting a 20 fire, the parts 120 and 124 of the leg portions 118 of the outer shell 112 may be separated and effective ventilation of the firefighter's legs is possible.
Although the preferred embodiment of the fire-fighter's trousers of this invention has been described, 25 it will be understood that within the purview of this invention various changes may be made in the form, details, proportion and arrangement of parts, the combination thereof, and the mode of use, which generally stated consist in a structure or method within the scope of 30 the appended claims.
A BOOTED FOOT
Background of The Invention In the past firefighters have used step-in firefighting boots. ~hese step-in boots have been stored with the firefighter's trousers which were pushed down 5 around the boots. When a firefighter received an alarm, the firefighter removed shoes which were worn at the fire station. Then, in stocking covered feet, the fire-fighter stepped into the trousers and into step-in type boots. Then the trousers were pulled up to the waist 10 and fastened around the waist.
This was a very efficient and quick way to don firefighter's boots and trousers. ~owever, step-in boots offer little ankle support. They have to be flexible and roomy in the ankle area to permit easy step-15 in action. Fire departments were soon observing an un-acceptable frequency of ankle injuries which occurred during firefighting. As a result, non-step-in lace-up type ankle support firefighter boots were introduced.
Firefighters began to wear the ankle support 20 lace-up type of boots in the fire station so that they would be ready to respond when a fire alarm occurred.
Firefighter's concurrently also were required to respond in firefighting coats and trousers, as a result Docket 4414 ~3210~
of new firefighting regu]ations. Previously, some fire-fighters used coats alone with conventional trousers.
Fire departments wearing the ankle support boots found they could not get their booted foot effectively into 5 the trousers legs of firefighting trousers.
A firefighter wearing lace-up boots would take too much time to don the boots after an alarm, due to the fact that the ankle support lace-up boots required unlacing and removal before donning trousers and then 10 required donning and lacing the boots. Fire departments are judged on the rate of response to an alarm. So rate of response is a very critical consideration. Therefore, a choice had to be made between non-ankle support slip-on boots (which permit too many injuries) or an excessive 15 response time (removal of ankle support boots and putting on the trousers and then replacing the boots).
As a solution to the problem, wide trouser legs were considered. However, it was not practical to merely widen the leg portion of firefighter trousers 20 in order to permit freedom of access of a booted foot.
A wide trouser leg would interfere with natural walking and crawling movements of a firefighter. Such wide trou-ser legs would therefore increase the stress occurring in a firefighter during firefighting activity. It is 25 known that stress is the major cause of death and injury of firefighters and attempts must be made to reduce stress in a firefighter.
Additionally, any solution to the problem must provide a fail-safe mechanism in the garments. A fail 30 safe mechanism is one which provides adequate protection of a firefighter even though the firefighter may not have the opportunity or time available to completely finish donning the firefighter's garments prior to fire-fighting.
, Docket 4414 132~0~
Therefore, the problem solved in this invention is the creation oE trousers which allow easy donning even by a firefighter who wears boots, and yet the trousers are not unnecessarily bulky, heavy or restric-5 tive of movement.
Therefore, three problems are solved in thisinvention. Firefighter's trousers are provided which can be donned while the firefighter is wearing boots.
There is ease of access into the trousers while also 10 the trousers are free from bulkiness. Furthermore, trousers of this invention are a portion of a system in which adequate protection of the firefighter is main-tained and preserved even though the firefighter does not have the time or opportunity to operate all of the 15 fastener or closure elements in the garments prior to firefighting.
It is an object of this invention to provide trousers for a firefighter which can be easily and readi-ly donned while the firefighter is wearing boots. Thus, 20 the firefighter does not need to remove boots which are being worn in the fire station. Thus, a firefighter can easily and quickly don the trousers and be prepared for firefighting.
Other Gbjects and advantages of the firefighter's 25 garment of this invention reside in the construction of parts, the combination thereof, the method of pro-duction and the mode of use, as will become more apparent from the following description.
Summary of The Invention Firefighter's trousers of this invention include a torso portion and leg portions. Each of these portions includes an outer shell and an inner layer or inner liner of material. In this invention the lower part of the outer shell of each leg portion is separated into two 35 sections to form an elongate opening along most of the ~ocket 4414 _4_ l 32 1 04~
lel1gth of the leg portion. The elongate opening starts at the extreme lower end o~ the leg portion and extends upwardly along a major part of the length of the leg portion. Means are provided for easily and readily 5 attaching the two sections together and for releasing the two sections. A slide fastener or some other suitable closure means is employed to attach together the two sections of each leg portion.
Thus, when the two sections of the leg portions 10 are separated, a booted foot can move easily into each leg portion of the trousers. After the booted foot moves through the leg portion and the trousers are donned, the two sections of each leg por-tion are attached together around the boot and around the lower part of the leg 15 of the firefighter. The inner layer or inner liner in each leg portion is tubular and of a dimension to readily receive the booted foot. The inner liner is very flexi-ble and assumes a multiplicity of small folds when the two sections of the outer shell are attached together 20 around the boot. This donning operation can be easily and readily performed. Thus, the firefighter can quickly prepare for firefighting.
Brief Description of The Views of The Drawings FIG. 1 is a rear elevational view, with parts 25 broken away and shown in section, illustrating firefighter's trousers made according to this invention. In this view the sections of the leg portions of the trousers are detached one from the other, and the trousers are in condition for donning.
FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view, with parts broken away and shown in section, illustrating the leg portions of the trousers after the sections of the leg portions are attached together.
FIG. 3 is an elevational view taken substan-35 tially on line 3-3 of FIG. 1.
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FIG. 4 is an elevational view taken substan-tially on line 4-4 of FIG. 2.
FIG. 5 is an elevational view showing the inner liner part o~ a trouser leg portion.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on line 6-6 of FIG. 3.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on line 7-7 of FIG. 4~
FIG. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view illus-10 trating donning of firefighter's trousers made according to the invention. In this view sections of the leg portions are detached one from the other.
FI~. 9 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the firefighter's trousers of FIG. 8 in a donned condition 15 with the sections of the leg portions attached together.
FIG. 10 is a front view of the firefighter's trousers of FIGS. 8 and 9.
FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 11-l l of FIG. 10. In this view the sections 20 of the leg portions are detached one from the other.
FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 12-12 of FIG. 10 similar to FIG. 11, but showing the sections of the leg portions in an attached condition.
FIG. 13 is an enlarged sectional view taken 25substantially on line 13-13 of FIG. 11.
FIG. 14 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on line 14-14 of FIG. 12.
Detailed Description of The Invention FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate firefighter's trousers 3010 which are constructed in accordance with this invention.
The trousers 10 have an outer shell 12 and an inner liner 13. The trousers 10 have a torso portion 14 and leg portions 18. The outer shell 12 of each of the leg portions 18 has a part 20 and a part 24, as shown in 35 FIGS. 3 and 6. The parts 20 and 24 extend upwardly and Docket 4414 ~321~44 downwardly along the leg portions 18. The parts 20 and 24 are provided with a closure element, herein shown as a slide fastener 30 which is attached to the parts 20 and 24. Also, attached to the parts 20 and 24 and 5 extending therebetween is a flexible flap 34.
The trousers 10 are adapted to be donned while the firefighter is wearing boots or the like, such as a boot 40 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Therefore, the fire-fighter is not required to remove the boots 40 before 10 donning the trousers 10.
The inner liner 13 within each trouser leg portion 18 has a lower region 13a which is tubular and which is relatively thin and very flexible, as illus-trated in FIG. 5. Due to the fact that the lower region 15 13a of each leg portion 18 covers a part of the boot 40, the lower region 13a may have lesser insulation qualities than other parts of the inner liner 13.
When the parts 20 and 24 of the trouser leg portions 18 are separated, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 20 and 6, the trousers 10 are easily donned by a firefighter wearing boots 40. After the legs of the firefighter with boots 40 are moved into the trouser leg portions 18, the slide fastener 30 is operated to attach together the parts 20 and 24 of the leg portions 18 of the outer 25 shell 12, as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 7. As shown, the lower region 13a of the inner liner 13 in the leg portions 18 is very flexible. Therefore, the lower region 13a assumes a multiplicity of small folds and is readily enclosed within the outer shell 12 as the parts 20 and 30 24 of the outer shell 12 are attached together by the slide fastener 30, as illustrated in FIG. 7.
Thus, a firefighter can quickly and easily don the trousers 10, and then, by means of the slide fastener 30, the lower parts 20 and 24 are attached to-35 gether around the boots 40 and legs of the firefighter.
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Docket 4414 Due to the fact that the lower parts of the leg portions 18 have both the inner liner 13 and the outer shell 12, the lower parts of the legs of a fire-fighter wearing the trousers 10 are protected, even though 5 the firefighter may not have the opportunity to operate the slide fastener 30 to attach the parts 20 and 24 together. Also, when the firefighter is in a cleaning operation or the like and is not fighting a fire, the parts 20 and 24 may be separated, and effective venti-10 lation of the firefighter's legs is possible.
FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 illustrate firefighter'strousers 110 which are constructed in accordance with this invention. The trousers 110 have an outer shell 112 and an inner liner 113. The trousers 110 have a 15 torso portion 114 and leg portions 118. The outer shell 112 of each of the leg portions 118 has a part 120 and a part 124. The parts 120 and 124 extend upwardly and downwardly along substantially the entire length of the leg portions 118. The parts 120 and 124 are provided 20 with a closure element, herein shown as a slide fastener 130 which is attached to the parts 120 and 124. Also, attached to the parts 120 and 124 and extending there-between is a flexible flap 134.
The trousers 110 are adapted to be donned while 25 the firefighter is wearing boots or the like, such as boots 140 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. Therefore, the fire-fighter is not required to remove the boots 140 before donning the trousers 110.
When the parts 120 and 124 of the trouser leg 30 portions 118 are separated, as illustrated in FIGS. 8, 10, 11 and 13, the trousers 110 are easily donned by a firefighter wearing the boots 140. After the legs of the firefighter with the boGts 140 are moved into the trouser leg portions 118, the slide fastener 130 35 is operated to attach together the parts 120 and 124 of the leg portions 118 of the outer shell 112, as illus-trated in FIGS. 9, 12 and 14. As shown, the inner liner Docket 4414 -8- 3 ~21Q~
113 in the leg portions 118 is very flexible. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the inner liner 113 assumes small folds and is readily enclosed within the outer liner 112 as the parts 120 and 124 of the outer shell 5 112 are attached together by the slide fastener 130.
Thus, a firefighter can quickly and easily don the firefighter's trousers 110, while wearing the boots 140, and then, by means of the slide fastener 130, the lower parts 120 and 124 of the leg portions 118 of 10 the outer shell 112 are attached together around the boots 140 and the legs of the firefigher.
Due to the fact that the lower parts of the leg portions 118 have both the inner liner 113 and the outer shell 112, the lower parts of the legs of the fire-15 fighter wearing the trousers 110 are protected, eventhough the firefighter may not have the opportunity to operate the slide fastener 130 to attach the parts 120 and 124 together. Also, when the firefighter is in a cleaning operation or the like and is not fighting a 20 fire, the parts 120 and 124 of the leg portions 118 of the outer shell 112 may be separated and effective ventilation of the firefighter's legs is possible.
Although the preferred embodiment of the fire-fighter's trousers of this invention has been described, 25 it will be understood that within the purview of this invention various changes may be made in the form, details, proportion and arrangement of parts, the combination thereof, and the mode of use, which generally stated consist in a structure or method within the scope of 30 the appended claims.
Claims (14)
1. A firefighter's trousers which are easily donned by a firefighter who wears boots, in which each of the boots has a foot part and a leg part, the foot part and the leg part of each of the boots having given dimensions, the trousers comprising an outer shell of abrasion resistant material and an inner liner of in-sulation material, the inner liner being covered by the outer shell, the outer shell having a torso part and a pair of leg parts, the inner liner having a torso part and a pair of leg parts, each of the leg parts of the outer shell and each of the leg parts of the inner liner of the trousers having a lower portion which is adapted to cover the leg part of a firefighter's boot, the leg parts of the inner liner being tubular and forming a tubular passage significantly greater in dimensions than the given dimensions of the foot part and leg part of the boots, the leg parts of the outer shell freely en-compassing the respective leg part of the inner liner whereby the boots move easily through the leg parts of the trousers as a firefighter dons the trousers while wearing the boots, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shell having a bottom edge, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the inner liner having a bottom edge, the bottom edge of the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell and the bottom edge of the leg parts of the inner liner being immediately above the foot parts of the boots as the boots and trousers are worn by the firefighter, wherein the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner and the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell cover the leg parts of the boots, and whereby the legs of the firefighter are adequately protected while permitting ease of donning Docket 4414 of the trousers while the firefighter wears boots, each of the leg parts of the outer shell including two separate sections which extend upwardly from the bottom edge of the edge of the leg part of the outer shell, the sections extending substantially the entire length of the leg parts, fastener means carried by the sections of each of the leg parts of the outer shell for attaching together the two sections of the leg parts of the outer shell, whereby the sections of the leg parts of the outer shell are attached together after the trousers are donned, the leg parts of the outer shell forming a tubular passage having a dimension only slightly greater than the given dimension of the leg part of the boots when the sections of the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell are attached together, whereby the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell closely enclose the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner, and whereby folds are formed in the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner as the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner closely covers the leg part of the boots.
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2. A firefighter's trousers which are easily donned by a firefighter who wears boots, in which each of the boots has a foot part and a leg part, the foot part and the leg part of each of the boots having given dimensions, the trousers comprising an outer shell of abrasion resistant material and an inner liner of in-sulation material, the inner liner being covered by the outer shell, the outer shell having a torso part and a pair of leg parts, the inner liner having a torso part and a pair of leg parts, each of the leg parts of the outer shell and each of the leg parts of the inner liner of the trousers having a lower portion which is adapted to cover the leg part of a firefighter's boot, the leg parts of the inner liner being tubular and forming a tubular passage significantly greater in dimensions than the given dimensions of the foot part and leg part of the boots, the leg parts of the outer shell freely en-compassing the respective leg part of the inner liner whereby the boots move easily through the leg parts of the trousers as a firefighter dons the trousers while wearing the boots, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shell having a bottom edge, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the inner liner having a bottom edge, the bottom edge of the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell and the bottom edge of the leg parts of the inner liner being immediately above the foot parts of the boots as the boots and trousers are worn by the firefighter, wherein the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner and the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell cover the leg parts of the boots, and whereby the legs of the firefighter are adequately protected while permitting ease of donning of the trousers while the firefighter wears boots, each of the leg parts of the outer shell including two separate sections which extend upwardly from the bottom edge , Docket 4414 fastener means carried by the sections of each of the leg parts of the outer shell for attaching together the two sections of the leg parts of the outer shell, whereby the sections of the leg parts of the outer shell are attached together after the trousers are donned, the leg parts of the outer shell forming a tubular passage having a dimension only slightly greater than the given dimension of the leg part of the boots when the sections of the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell are attached together, whereby the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell closely enclose the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner, and whereby folds are formed in the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner as the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner closely covers the leg part of the boots.
Docket 4414
Docket 4414
3. The firefighter's trousers of Claim 2 in which the trousers include a flexible flap which extends between the sections of the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shell.
4. The firefighter's trousers of Claim 2 in which the trousers includes a pair of flexible flaps, there being a flexible flap which extends between the sections of the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shell, and means attaching each flexible flap to each of the sections of the lower portion of the respective leg part of the outer shell.
5. The firefighter's trousers of Claim 2 in which each of the leg parts has an inner portion and in which the two separate sections of each of the leg parts which are attachable together are within the inner portion of the leg parts.
Docket 4414
Docket 4414
6. Firefighter's trousers which are easily donned by a firefighter who wears boots, in which each of the boots has a foot part and a leg part, the foot part and the leg part of each of the boots having given dimensions, the trousers comprising an outer shell of abrasion resistant material and an inner liner of thermal insulation material, the inner liner being covered by the outer shell, the outer shell having a torso part and a pair of leg parts, the inner liner having a torso part and a pair of leg parts, each of the leg parts of the outer shell and each of the leg parts of the inner liner of the trousers having a lower portion which is adapted to cover the leg part of a firefighter's boot, the leg parts of the inner liner forming a tubular passage significantly greater in dimensions than the given dimen-sions of the foot part and leg part of the boots, the leg parts of the outer shell freely encompassing the lower portion of the respective leg part of the inner liner whereby the boots move easily through the leg parts of the trousers as a firefighter dons the trousers while wearing the boots, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shell having a bottom edge, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the inner liner having a bottom edge, the bottom edge of the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell and the bottom edge of the leg parts of the inner liner being immediately above the foot parts of the boots as the boots and trousers are worn by the firefighter, each of the leg parts of the outer shell having a given length, each of the leg parts of the outer shell including two separate sections which extend upwardly from the bottom edge substantially the entire given length of the leg parts, fastener means carried by the sections of each of the leg parts of the outer shell for attaching together the two sections of each of the leg parts of the outer shell, whereby the Docket 4414 sections of the leg parts of the outer shell are attach-ed together after the trousers are donned, the leg parts of the outer shell forming a tubular passage having a dimension only slightly greater than the given dimension of the leg parts of the boots when the sections of the leg parts are attached together, whereby the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell closely encompass the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner and whereby folds are formed in the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner as the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner closely covers the leg part of the boots, wherein the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner and the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell cover the leg parts of the boots, and whereby the legs of the firefighter are adequately protected while permitting ease of donning of the trousers while the firefighter wears boots.
7. The firefighter's trousers of Claim 6 in which each of the leg parts of the outer shell includes an inner portion which faces the inner portion of the other leg part, the fastener means being within the inner portion of each of the leg parts.
8. The firefighter's trousers of Claim 6 in which the fastener means carried by the sections of each of the leg parts of the outer shell extend upwardly from the bottom edge of the leg parts substantially the entire given length of the leg parts.
Docket 4414
Docket 4414
9. A firefighter's trousers which are easily donned by a firefighter who wears boots, in which each of the boots has a foot part and a leg part, the foot part and the leg part of each of the boots having given dimension, the trousers comprising an outer shell of abrasion resistant material and an inner liner of in-sulation material, the inner liner being covered by the outer shell, the outer shell having a torso part and a pair of leg parts, each of the leg parts of the outer shell and each of the leg parts of the inner liner of the trousers having a lower portion which is adapted to cover the leg part of a firefighter's boot, the torso part of the inner liner being of material of a given weight per unit area and having a given flexibility and having given insulation qualities, the lower portion of the inner liner of each of the leg parts of the trousers being of a lighter weight material than the material of the torso part of the inner liner and having a flexi-bility greater than the given flexibility of the torso part of the inner liner and having lesser insulation qualities than the given insulation qualities of the torso part, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the inner liner being tubular and forming a tubular passage significantly greater in dimensions than the given dimensions of the foot part and leg part of the boots, the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell freely encompassing the lower portion of the re-spective leg part of the inner liner whereby the boots move easily through the lower leg parts of the trousers as a firefighter dons the trousers while wearing the boots, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shell having a bottom edge, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the inner liner having a bottom edge, the bottom edge of the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell and the bottom edge Docket 4414 of the leg parts of the inner liner being adapted to be immediately above the foot parts of the boots as the boots and trousers are worn by the firefighter, wherein the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner and the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell cover the leg parts of the boots, and whereby the legs of the firefighter are adequately protected while per-mitting ease of donning of the trousers while the fire-fighter wears boots and while permitting the trousers to have minimum weight.
10. The firefighter's trousers of Claim 9 in which the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shell includes two separate sections which extend upwardly from the bottom edge, fastener means carried by the sections of the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shell for attaching together the two sections of the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell, whereby the sections of the lower portion of the leg portions of the outer shell are attach-ed together after the trousers are donned, the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell forming a tubular passage having a dimension only slightly greater than the given dimension of the leg part of the boots when the sections of the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell are attached together, whereby the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell close-ly enclose the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner, and whereby folds are formed in the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner as the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner closely covers the leg part of the boots.
Docket 4414
Docket 4414
11. The firefighter's trousers of Claim 9 in which the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shell includes two separate sections which extend upwardly from the bottom edge, fastener means carried by the sections of the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shell for attaching to-gether the two sections of the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell, whereby the sections of the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell are attached together after the trousers are donned, the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell forming a tubular passage having a dimension only slightly greater than the given dimension of the leg part of the boots when the sections of the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell are attached together, whereby the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell closely enclose the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner and force the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner into folds as the lower portion of the leg parts of the inner liner closely covers the leg part of the boots, the trousers including a flexible flap attached to both of the sections of the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shell, the flexible flap extending between the sections.
12. The firefighter's trousers of Claim 9 in which the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shell includes two separate sections which are attachable together and in which the lower portion of the leg parts of the outer shell has a periphery which is significantly less in length than the length of the periphery of the lower portion of the leg part of the inner liner when the two sections of the leg parts of the outer shell are attached together, whereby the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the inner liner has folds therein as the lower portion of the leg part of Docket 4414 the inner liner encompasses the leg part of a boot and as the two sections of the outer shell are attached together and encompass the lower portion of the leg part of the inner liner.
13. Firefighter's trousers for a firefighter who wears boots, each of the boots having a foot portion and a leg portion, the trousers comprising an outer shell which is constructed of abrasion resistant material and an inner liner of thermal insulation material, the outer shell covering the inner liner, the outer shell having a torso part and a pair of leg parts, the inner liner having a torso part and a pair of leg parts, the torso part of the inner liner being of a thermal insula-tion material which has a given flexibility and a given thermal insulation quality, each of the leg parts of the inner liner having a lower portion which is of a thermal insulation quality less than the given thermal insulation quality of the torso part of the inner liner, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the inner liner having a flexibility greater than the given flexi-bility of the torso part of the inner liner, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the inner liner being adapted to cover the leg part of a boot worn by the fire-fighter, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shall covering the lower portion of the respective leg part of the inner liner, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the inner liner being of a dimension to permit free movement of the firefighter's boot therethrough as the firefighter dons the trousers, the lower portion of each of the leg parts of the outer shell being of a dimension to permit movement of the firefighter's boot through the lower portion of the respective leg part of the inner liner as the lower portion of the leg part of the outer shell covers the lower portion of the leg part of the inner liner, whereby the leg part of the boot and the lower portion of the Docket 4414 leg part of the inner liner and the lower portion of the leg part of the outer shell adequately protect the lower leg portions of the firefighter, while permitting the firefighter to don the trousers while wearing the boots.
14. The firefighter's trousers of Claim 13 in which the lower portion of each leg part of the outer shell comprises a plurality of sections which are sepa-rated as the trousers are donned and which include fastener means for fastening the sections together after the trousers are donned, whereby the lower portion of the inner liner of each leg part is closely encompassed by the lower portion of the leg part of the outer shell when the fastener means fasten the sections together.
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